J.C. Decaux drops after saying sales growth to slow

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in outdoor advertising firm J.C. Decaux
DEC, -2.91%
dropped 3.8% in Paris after the firm said it expects comparable sales to rise "around 6%" this year, after a slow start in France and the U.K. Comparable sales grew 8.8% in 2007. Its 2007 profit rose a stronger-than-forecast 10% to 221 million euros ($334 million).

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